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ELKHART — Ultra-Fab Products, Inc., today announced the introduction of patent pending Zerk technology which the company said dramatically increases the life of the jack by five times over competitive products.

“As the industry evolves and travel trailers become larger and heavier with slideouts now the norm on most, RVers need a reliable, long-lasting tongue jack that will withstand the rigors of the camping lifestyle-and with Ultra-Fab’s new innovative tongue jacks with Zerk technology making it the strongest and most reliable tongue jack consumers can buy,” said Craig Searer, Ultra-Fab’s president.

“We’ve conducted side-by-side cycle bench testing between our tongue jacks and all of our major competitors products, and our jacks continually perform long after the competitors products failed,” he added. “Now, with the addition of the Zerk feature where the RVers can lubricate the threaded rod that raises and lowers the trailer, the test results show that Ultra-Fab’s tongue jacks last a minimum of five times longer than any competitors’ products.”

Zerk technology is essentially a valve that opens under pressure to allow lubricant to pass through a channel and be forced into the voids of the threaded rod, Searer explained. Grease fittings are permanently installed by a threaded connection, leaving a nipple connection that a grease gun attaches to. The pressure supplied by the grease gun forces a small captive bearing ball in the fitting to move back against the force of its retaining spring. When the pressure ceases, the ball returns to its closed position. The ball excludes dirt and functions as a check valve to prevent grease escaping back out of the fitting.

The new Zerk technology is available on the following Ultra-Fab tongue jacks:

Positive and negative wires for secure connection (38-944017 doesn’t have two wires).

“So if you want to offer your customers who are shopping for a new or replacement electric tongue jack, a reliable and long-lasting tongue jack, you will need to stock and recommend Ultra-Fab’s line of electric tongue jacks,” said Searer.

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Greg Gerber

A journalist who has covered the recreation vehicle industry since January 2000, Greg Gerber founded RV Daily Report on April Fool's Day in 2009. He also serves as the editor of the publication and website. As an Eagle Scout, he has enjoyed camping for decades and has visited every state except Hawaii. A DODO -- Dad of Daughters Only -- to three young women, he has two grandchildren as well. He currently splits his time between Wisconsin, Texas and Arizona.
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